A Last Look

In this feature, we revisit a handful of beautiful and extraordinary pieces that have passed through our doors since the last issue...

ROBERT HUNTER (1947-2014) Untitled No. 3 2001 synthetic polymer paint on plywood 122 x 244cm Sold for $50,000 Centum Auction, June

Our June Centum Auction delivered fantastic results and three new auction records, including for Robert Hunter when 'Untitled No. 3 2001' sold for $50,000 IBP against an estimate of $20,000-25,000. Robert Hunter is one of Australia's greatest minimalists and modernists. His white geometric paintings are part of his own unique visual language, one that has become pivotal in the dialogue of contemporary Australian abstract art. We are thrilled to be the auction house to set a new record price for his work in the public domain.

ATTRIBUTED TO MIKHAIL LARIONOV (Russian, 1881-1964) A Still Life of Flowers in a Jug and a Pear c.1940 oil on canvas 27cm x 35cm Sold for $62,500 A Connoisseur's Collection, East Melbourne, July

We were thrilled to announce a White Glove result for A Connoisseur's Collection, with 100% of pieces sold. The auction presented the contents of the beautiful three-level Victorian town house at 16 Berry Street, East Melbourne to discerning collectors eager to acquire the unique art, objets d’art, and fine furniture collected over a lifetime.

AN ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND PEARL PENDANT, LUCIEN FALIZE, FRENCH, LAST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY Sold for $47,500 Fine Jewels & Timepieces Auction, June JOHN COBURN (1925-2006) Carnival of Birds acrylic on card 49.5 x 72cm Sold for $32,500 The Collector's Auction, June A FRENCH BRONZE AND ORMOLU ELEPHANT CLOCK Sold for $9,375 The Collector's Auction, June

A MAORI TURUTURU (WEAVING PEG) LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Sold for $243,750 Decorative Arts Auction, May

A GOLD COIN VINAIGRETTE Sold for $21,875 Fine Art & Objet D'Art Formerly From The Estate Of Graham Joel, May CLEMENT MEADMORE (1929-2005) Meditation 1974 bronze ed. 2/10 31cm (height, excluding wooden base) Sold for $32,500 Fine Art Auction, June A RARE CHINESE TIANQI LACQUER DRUM-FORM SWEETMEAT BOX QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), 19TH CENTURY Sold for $21,250 Asian Works of Art Auction, May